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The Portlandia Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization
James Svoboda, WebRanking - @realicityDownload: www.webranking.com/presentation
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November 2015
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Portlandia: Like?
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Portlandia: UnLike?
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Portlandia: Don’t Care, But…It’s Still Better Than the
REAL WORLD PORTLAND.
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Credit: xlnation.city
PORTLANDIA -or- PORTLANDIA
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The Portlandia Guideto Conversion RateOptimization
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#1 CONVESIONS are EVERYONE’s RESPONSIBILITY
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Even CEOs & HIPPOs
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#2 Don’t Rely on Designers & Developers for CRO
Credit: bostontimes.org
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Redevelopment Example: Original, Redesign, New
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Redevelopment Example: The Results
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#3 CRO is Situational, Not Absolute. Test Everything!
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#4 CRO STRUGGLEs with OTHER DIGITAL MARKETING
Credit: csnnw.com
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#5 COMPROMISE, but NEVER CONCEDE
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Overlay Prompts, a CRO & UX Compromise
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Usability the Movie
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#6 CRO UX, because Usability is Helpful♥
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Increasing Usability Is Good, Except When It’s Not.
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#7 CRO RESULTS VARY by AUDIENCE SEGMENT
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SIMPLE & EASY AUDIENCE TESTING
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#8 PERSONAL & TANGIBLE
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MORE LIKELY TO CONVERT IF THEY CAN VISUALIZE IT.
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#9 SOCIAL PROOF FIGHTS THE FEAR OF BEING ALONE
Credit: rsvlts.com
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TESTIMONIALS, REVIEWS, AWARDS & SOCIAL MENTIONS
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#10 Mobile ≠ Desktop ≠ Tablet
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Mobile Conversion Rates Lower Than Other Devices
Mobile Considerations• Types of Content Consumed• Locations of Mobile Users• Popular Conversions• Conversion Rates by Type• Measure Mobile Click-to-Call• Tablets vs Smartphones• Internal Site Searches• Traffic Source Variance• Assess Mobile UX Pain Points
such as Navigation, Forms, etc.
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Google Analytics Mobile Reports
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#11 LOCATION CRO is AFFINITY by PROXAMINITY
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Google Analytics Geo Location Reports
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INCOME TARGETING CONSIDERATIONS
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NEGATIVE TARGETING CONSIDERATIONS
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A CITY DEVIDED: Rivers, Roads and Hills
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WHERE AM I RIGHT NOW?
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SERVING GEO-SPECIFIC CONTENT
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Specific GEO-CTAs for each Region
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TESTING
TOOLS & RESOURCES
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Google Analytics Experiments (free)
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Optimizely (free a|b testing starter option)
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UsabilityHub (free feedback from real people)
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UserTesting (paid user tests with video)
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Feng-Gui (paid- predictive heatmaps, gaze plot & opacity reports )
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Google Analytics In-Page Analytics (free)
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WhichTestWon.com (free weekly test results)
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CONVERSATIONAL,TRANSITIONAL,
MESSAGE MATCH(ads and multi-page conversion paths)
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PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER YOUR AD
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REINFORCE by CONTINUING the MESSAGE
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CARRY CTA’s ALONG the CONVERSION PATH
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REINFORCE the OFFER and the ACTION
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VISUAL CRO
Image credit: Chris Browne, the Cartoonist Group
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FOCUS ATTENTION: BIG, FRONT and CENTER
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UNAVOIDABLE PROMPTS
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• CONVERSION POINTS: UP and TO THE RIGHT
Placement Considerations:
• Left to Right• Top to Bottom• Where’s the FOLD?• # of CTA’s• Primary Conversion(s)• Secondary Conversions• Eye Flow• Content: Text & Images• Layout & Structure• Exit Points
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SYMMETRY and SPACING
• CTAs Need Room to Standout
• Similar Shapes, Sizes and Colors get overlooked.
• Clutter kills Conversions
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CRO COLORS (conversion binding colors)
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CTA CONTRAST
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NO CONTRAST on CTAs
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DIRECTIONAL CLUES
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FINDING BALANCE: SPOTLIGHT YOUR CTAs
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BEWARE of VISUAL OVERLOAD
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WHEN INDOUBT, PUT A BIRD ON IT
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MAKE IT CONNECTTO AN
EMOTIONAL NEED
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PLUTCHIK'S WHEEL OF EMOTIONS
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LOVE > JOY / TRUST > ECSTACY / ADMIRATION
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WHAT DOES YOUR AUDIENCE LOVE?
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CONTEMPT > ANGER / DISGUST > RAGE / LOATING
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WHAT DOES YOUR AUDIENCE HATE?
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AWE > SADNESS / FEAR > GRIEF / TERROR
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WHAT DOES YOUR AUDIENCE FEAR? (fomo)
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AUTHENTIC&
RELATABLE
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A Home
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A Bookstore
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A CUP OF COFFEE
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A ROSE GARDEN
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A SHOE STORE
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A Donut
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An IPA
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A Trailblazer
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A Trailblazer
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Portlandia
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James SvobodaCEO WebRanking, Co-Founder MnSearch
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November 2015
THANK YOU!